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The English Fix

Patrick Wright examines the long history of anxiety over threats to English identity.

Radio 4,7 episodes

Episodes

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Series 2
Sir Roger Scruton
Patrick Wright meets Roger Scruton, who argues the EU has encroached deeply on Englishness
14 Sep 2017,30 mins
Series 2
Barbara Castle
Patrick Wright focuses on Barbara Castle, the Red Queen.
13 Sep 2017,30 mins
Series 2
John Betjeman
Patrick Wright explores John Betjeman's battle with the planners of post-war England.
12 Sep 2017,30 mins
Series 2
George Orwell
Patrick Wright examines the long history of anxiety over threats to English identity.
11 Sep 2017,30 mins
Series 1
The Common Market in the Garden of England
Patrick Wright traces the impact on Kent orchards and villages of Britain joining the EEC.
20 Feb 2017,28 mins
Series 1
The Secret People
Patrick Wright explores English identity through the writing of GK Chesterton.
13 Feb 2017,28 mins
Series 1
Riding with Cobbett
Patrick Wright examines the long history of anxiety over threats to English identity.
06 Feb 2017,28 mins